CONCORD, Mass. – Work on the New Bedford/Fairhaven Hurricane Protection Barrier in New Bedford, Mass., will be completed under the terms of a $1,885,880.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

The work will be accomplished by Reagan Construction Corporation of Middletown, Rhode Island. The project will take about nine months to complete and will start on or about Oct. 24, 2011.

The work of this project consists of miscellaneous rehabilitation work on the navigation gates and appurtenances at the New Bedford/Fairhaven Hurricane Barrier.

Major work features include installation of stop gates and dewatering of navigation gate pockets, removal and disposal of silt, sand, and debris from the base of the gates, jacking up the gates to allow gate wheel replacement, repair of deteriorated concrete within the gate pockets, steel repairs to the stop gate guides, painting various areas, replacing timber fenders and various other work. This construction work necessitates taking the navigation gates out of service for two periods of time, Oct. 24 – Nov. 21, 2011 and April 30 – July 2, 2012. During these timeframes, the navigation gates will only be closed in instances of major coastal storms and hurricanes.

The project will be managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. All work will be accomplished under the supervision of a Corps of Engineers Quality Assurance Representative to assure compliance with contract requirements.

For more information about Corps of Engineers’ New England District contract solicitations for work, bid results or contract awards go to the website at: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Business/Contracting/.